Top 5 Most Popular Bars in Berlin

Sometimes you just need to have your favorite bar, or a couple of them. Your favorite bar is a place you like to come by and come back, a place where great drinks are served and nice atmosphere is offered, a place you can take your friends to when they come to visit you in Berlin and where the good mood does not depend on the amount of the alcohol drunk.

However, it turned out to be not that easy to find my favorite bar in Berlin, despite the fact that there are hundreds of these establishments in my dearest German metropolis. So, I have decided to visit the most popular ones that were recommended by Berliners and update the information on the most popular and worthy to visit bars in Berlin for the travelers not to get lost and have fun.

1. Hops and Barley

That is not a secret that Germans are beer-lovers! So if you visit this country and really want to get to know its people and their culture, you should try the best German beer. Hops and Barley is a perfect place to start. This is a brewery located in Friedrichshain (fancy central district in Berlin) that is famous for its lager and porter, Friedrichshain Pilsner, Friedrichshain Weizen, flavorful apple cider, and many other appetizing drinks served by very courteous and friendly waiters and bartenders. This is also a great place for sports fans that love to combine their two passions: beer and football. Where to watch Bundesliga matches? You won’t find a better place in Berlin for watching football with such good beer at prices that low. My tip is to try Schlangenbiss there: half beer, half cider plus red currant – totally lip-smacking!

Address: Wühlisch Strasse 22, Friedrichshain, 10245 Berlin

2. Rosa Bar

This is a very nice bar known for its Retro-Futurism design of the 60s. To find this kind of hidden place, you should pass by St. Emma Church and ring the small bell at the door to the basement in the building #2 at Spreewald Platz. There you will find large beige beanbags, orange lighting and vintage looking carpets. Rosa Bar is a perfect stylish place to cuddle in small cozy booths separated from the real world by fringe curtains. Cocktails are fantastic there and the variety of drinks is really huge. If you are searching for a nice place to have a date in Berlin, look no further: Rosa Bar is perfectly romantic.

Address: Spreewald Platz 2, Kreuzberg, 10999 Berlin

3. B Flat

You will definitely love this place if you are into jazz music. Jazz melodies from all corners of the world, very often live. Some Berliners say that in B Flat they play “real” jazz and not the one that is typical for dark smoky basement bars. Besides, you can burn some music played in the bar on your USB stick gratis. Drinks are good there and moderately priced. Bump into B Flat and take a nice place with the view on the street. Then you can listen to great music and check out what is going on on the stage while outside night buses make their way down the street and chilling strangers take a look in the huge window. That is some real urban experience, cozy and modern, authentically Berlin. The entrance fee of around 10 € is really worth it!

Address: Rosenthaler Strasse 13, 10119 Berlin

4. Wuergeengel

If you are in Kreuzberg and love solid drinks and classic cocktail bar atmosphere lacking the craze for hipness and fuss, you should not miss coming by in Wuergeengel. This is a very nice cocktail bar that is usually very busy and you can tell right away that most of the customers are regulars. It is rather difficult to find a place there if you come with many friends, so better choose Wuergeengel if you are in a small party of 2 or 3 people. The bartenders there definitely know how to mix a great drink, especially if you like all those old fashioned cocktails and if you are ready to overpay a bit. If you happened to be hungry while in this bar, you can order some Italian food they serve from the restaurant next doors.

Address: Dresdener Strasse 122, 10999 Berlin

5. Bar Tausend

This is a great chic bar you will definitely want to come back if you bump into it for some brilliantly funky concert or a costume party! This is the great place to hang around and have fun. The public in this place is totally a mixture of hipsters, white collars and different creative personalities. Bar Tausend has a very nice and relaxing ambience when there is no party going on, waiters and bartenders are very nice and polite. Even though their door policy is a bit too tough, it is always worth it to wait in the queue to get inside and have a nice Mojito. Prices in Bar Tausend are very down-to-earth for an establishment of this level. Besides, this is one of a few places in Berlin where you do not have to pay for the wardrobe – such a small but pleasant gesture. Definitely my favorite!

Address: Schiffbauer Damm 11, under the railway bridge, 10115 Berlin

Photo of Rose Bar, Berlin by Concentrated Passion

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Oksana is a freelance writer who believes that traveling is the best education. She's now studying Global Development at the Warsaw University and is obsessed with languages and foreign cultures.